Melodies

I was looking for another quote by Sting and found this one instead. Thank goodness for songwriting! That sense of failure, I don't know where people put it who don't write songs and aren't able to emote physically. It must go somewhere. -Sting The other quote said something along the lines of this: "Melodies are

Arriving and Departing

Welcome to liamkinnon.com, my brand new website.  A while back I asked my Dad to reserve liamkinnon.com before somebody else did.  I asked him about it this past weekend and on Monday I got an email informing me to head over to liamkinnon.com and login.  Because we're using Wordpress.org, I don't have to go through

Study Break #1

It isn't the first for me, but it might be the first for you.   Airplane, from College Humor. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CB-cAoBCU8E]

What if I have nothing to say?

I realize when I sit here sometimes that I go through my day thinking, "hey, that would be an interesting thing to blog about." I then promptly forget what it was. Now I'm sitting here with absolutely nothing to say. I've recently been impressed by Ann Althouse, who, along with being a law professor, manages

A Truthtelling Cartoon

Jon Birch hit the nail on the head with his latest. You can read all of his cartoons here.

Best Ad Ever.

For those of you who missed the Superbowl. This may be the greatest thing to happen to paid for airtime. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UukD_cIw08E]

The Barack Obama Soundboard

Someone brilliant discovered a number of passages from Barack Obama's reading of "Dreams of my Father" that are of dubious moral character.  If you are as easily amused as I am you will get a kick out of hearing the President of the United States saying "you ain't my bitch." HT: Althouse

What is history?

This is a loaded question.  I spent an entire class last semester discussing this question and I still have yet to come to a conclusion.  I had one professor, who was rather nihilistic, describe it as useless, but fun.  Sometimes I have a hard time disagreeing.  I think Churchill said something along the lines of,